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  Stanbic Bank’s UGX 100m Donation to Mbale Hospital Brings Hope for Women, Children In Elgon Region Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Stanbic Bank has reaffirmed its commitment to improving maternal health outcomes by giving Mbale Hospital a Sh100 million boost. An assortment of equipment that includes an anaesthetic machine, …

ADDIS ABABA | Xinhua | The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has warned that conflict-driven challenges have further exacerbated the ongoing cholera outbreak in Sudan, as the country has recorded nearly 2,000 cholera-related deaths since the start of 2025. Since the start of this year, Sudan …

The D-CARD Africa Project is designed to integrate non-communicable disease screening into existing health services, including HIV, tuberculosis, and malnutrition programmes Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In a modest health centre in Sembabule, a rural district in central Uganda, the stark limitations of local healthcare are still vivid in …

  In the first of a two-part series, experts warn that without urgent action, drug-resistant infections could cause millions of deaths per year NEWS FEATURE | IAN KATUSIIME |  A narrow path glides through the slum of Katanga giving visitors a fleeting rhythm of the decades-long settlement that lies between …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The amputees, under their umbrella, The Amputee Self-Help Network Uganda (ASNU), have appealed to the authorities to enhance policies and regulations that strengthen and support accident survivors, highlighting the need to establish rescue and emergency point areas to save casualties. ASNU, an organization dedicated …

CAPE TOWN | Xinhua |  An outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) is taking a devastating toll on seabirds along South Africa’s coastline, with hundreds of birds affected since the first cases were confirmed earlier this year, a local conservation group said on Monday. The Southern African Foundation for …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | C-Care IHK, a leading private healthcare provider, announced the official launch of a state-of-the-art Modular Theatre at Namuwongo. This initiative marks a significant milestone, positioning C-Care IHK at the forefront of surgical innovation. The new facility is a revolutionary operating suite built from prefabricated, …

JERUSALEM |Xinhua | Researchers from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Israel have developed a new type of drug molecule that could help stop certain cancer cells from growing, the university said in a statement on Thursday. The discovery, published in Advanced Sciences, focuses on a molecule called TERRA. This …

  By protecting budgets that reach  young women, Uganda will not only reduce HIV risk but also safeguard its human capital  COMMENT | HELLEN DIANA ZAWEDDE | Uganda is paying a hidden development cost because many young women are acquiring new HIV infections, however, equity responsive budgets can cut infections, keep …

GAZA | Xinhua |  In a small tent pitched atop the rubble of her destroyed home, Nour Mohammed Abu Madi, 34, is losing her battle with bone cancer. She has no access to chemotherapy, no way to leave for treatment abroad, and little hope that help will arrive in time. …